1959 Dartmouth Indians football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1959 Dartmouth Indians football Ivy League Ivy 5–3–1 5–1–1 Bob Blackman 5th William Gundy Memorial Field The 1959 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1959 college football season. After winning the Ivy League championship in 1958, Dartmouth finished second in 1959. In their fifth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents 106 to 96. William Gundy was the team captain.Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99 https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/2018/8/8/fb-season-by-season-1940-99.aspx?id=944 Dartmouth College Hanover, N.H. July 3, 2020 The Indians' 5–1–1 conference record was the second-best in the Ivy League. They outscored Ivy opponents 76 to 40.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 22 Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire. Schedule y y y AP 1959 September 26 Holy Cross<ncg> Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 8 31 13,000 Holy Cross Trounces Dartmouth with Versatile Football Attack at Hanover Michael Strauss September 27, 1959 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 0 13 16,184 Quakers Conquer Dartmouth, 13-0 Allison Danzig October 4, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10 Brown Memorial Field Hanover, NH T 0 0 20,196 Brown Puts Up Stubborn Defense and Holds Dartmouth to a Scoreless Tie Gordon S. Jr. White October 11, 1959 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17 @ Boston College<ncg> Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA L 12 35 17,000 B.C. Thumps Green, 35-12 Clif Keane October 18, 1959 75 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68270677/1959-dartmouth-bc/ October 24 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 9 0 20,000 Indians Conquer Harvard, 9 to 0 Deane McGowen October 25, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 12 8 42,741 Dartmouth Tops Yale; Elis Lose, 12 to 8 Joseph M. Sheehan November 1, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 7 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 22 0 5,000 Dartmouth Sinks Columbia, 22 to 0 Gordon S. Jr. White November 8, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 14 Cornell Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) W 21 12 11,000 Gundy Passes Lead Indians to Triumph over Cornell, 21-12 Lincoln A. Werden November 15, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 21 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 12 7 30,000 Gundy's Last-Minute Pass Is Decisive for Dartmouth Joseph M. Sheehan November 22, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Dartmouth Category:Dartmouth Big Green football seasons Dartmouth Indians football